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In reply to the discussion: Why didn't you tell someone when it happened? [View all]ColemanMaskell
(783 posts)Federal Sex Offense Laws
United States Criminal Code
Title 18, Part One, Chapter 109A - Sexual Abuse
Section 2244. Abusive Sexual Contact
... Whoever, ... , knowingly engages in sexual contact with another person without that person's permission shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Section 2246. Definitions
. . .the term "sexual contact" means the intentional touching, either directly or through the clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person;
quoted from http://www.fris.org/Laws/FedallLaws.html
they got it from http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
There are other sections on other sexual offenses, this quote only covers one small bit to do with groping